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[Statement for the attack on Civil Human Rights Front convenor]

1. The Civil Human Rights Front convenor, Jimmy Sham, was attacked in Mong Kok Arran Lane by 4-5 people with hammers this evening at around 7.30pm. Staff working at a nearby garage had tried to intervene and stop the attack, but were threatened at knifepoint. The perpetrators then boarded a seven-seater car after the attack and fled.

2. Jimmy Sham lie on the ground with a bleeding head and injury to the joints in his hands and feet. He was awake while being sent to the hospital, and is currently receiving emergency treatment and will have to be admitted into the hospital for further treatment.

3. The Civil Human Rights Front strongly condemns this incident, and has asked the police to conduct a thorough investigations to bring the perpetrators to justice.

4. Jimmy Sham has expressed “Five demands, not one less!” to Hong Kong people on his way to the hospital in the ambulance.

5. The protest by the Civil Human Rights Front will still be held this coming Sunday, and we are waiting for the Letter of No Objection from the Police. In such a bloody era painted by horror, we cannot be defeated by political terror. We call for more people to come out to stand their ground and show the perpetrators and this regime that we will not stand down.

6. Five demands, not one less. We will see you in Tsim Sha Tsui on Sunday

Civil Human Rights Front
Evening of 16 October 2019 Hong Kong Time

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